ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF NURSING
The Department of Nursing, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana, invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in nursing beginning August, 2010. Saint Mary’s College, the nation’s premier Catholic women’s college, was founded by the Sisters of the Holy Cross in 1844 and is located in Notre Dame, Indiana. Its mission is to educate women in the liberal arts tradition, focusing on intellectual vigor, religious sensibility, aesthetic appreciation, and social responsibility. This year, the College enrolled more than 1,660 young women. Saint Mary's College ranks among the top 100 “Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” in the U.S.News & World Report 2011 College Guide. The nursing department offers a traditional baccalaureate program and an accelerated second degree baccalaureate in nursing program.
Applicants must hold (or be at completion of) a PhD in nursing science or a Doctor of Nursing Practice, and hold a concentration or a master’s degree in perinatal or maternal child health nursing. Candidates must be eligible for nursing licensure in Indiana. Expectations include coordination and teaching in the women’s health/perinatal undergraduate nursing course. The successful candidate should also expect to develop an active research program. A strong commitment to undergraduate education of women, a liberal arts education, and service to the Department and the College is expected.
This position is accompanied by a New Faculty Scholars grant funded by the Lilly Endowment, Inc. which includes one course load reduction each semester for the first year of the individual’s appointment and a one course load reduction for the year in the individual’s second year. In addition, the New Faculty Scholar receives a monetary stipend to support scholarly work to establish a research program in the first two years.
Please send (electronically) a complete CV along with a letter of intent that includes your teaching philosophy as well as your email and phone contact information to: Chair of Search Committee, Department of Nursing, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, harmeyer@saintmarys.edu
Candidates will be contacted for full credentials (three letters of reference, visa status for foreign nationals, copy of current nursing license, and official transcripts) if desired at a later date. Review of applications will begin February 1, 2010, and will continue until the position is filled.
Saint Mary’s College has a strong institutional commitment to diversity and seeks applications from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups, those who have had multicultural experience, and those who can demonstrate a commitment to diversity.
